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What Life is Like as an LGBTQ+ Student at the University of Sussex
Views on the LGBTQ+ community differ greatly depending on what country you are in. This can make studying abroad as an LGBTQ+ student a bit scary. I am demisexual, meaning that I can only be sexually attracted to somebody if we have a strong emotional connection, but beyond that I am a cisgender heterosexual female.…
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New Lives, New Cultures
One month, down three to go! Time in New Zealand so far has gone by so fast and everything is so different here than it is at home. The people are so nice and fun to be around, and the landscape is amazingly beautiful. That is one thing that does remind me of home. Coming…
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Navigating Faith in a Post-Faith Society
Colleges are widely acknowledged as the place where young people go to broaden their worldview, grow their minds, and challenge their beliefs; changes which often result in students straying from religion. However, over the course of my first two years of college, my Christian faith became more a part of my identity than it ever…
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Student Life at Oxford: Clubs and Societies
At my US college, people struck up conversations in hallways, in classrooms, in the dining hall, even in line for coffee. I realized this five minutes into my college career: freshman year I was moving into my dorm room when a boy in my hall, fresh from the shower, and a complete stranger, stopped to…
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Flat 25
Everyone has the preconceived notion that while abroad they will become friends with locals, go out every night, and travel to countless exotic places. I learned, however, that it is better to go in with no expectations since chances are that nothing will be as expected. People’s pictures during their time abroad make it look…
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Launch Your Custom Program the Easy Way
August 22, 2022 Do you have professors who want take learning abroad but aren’t sure where to start? That’s why we created Ready to Go! These quick-turn plans pair popular topics with locations ideal for exploration—like gender studies in Buenos Aires, and sustainability in London. Comprehensive and ready to customizeFrom housing and safety to cultural…
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Four Ways American and English University Systems Differ
As an American at University College London in England, I am learning all over again what it means to be a college student as I adjust to life at uni. In a month, here are the different ways I’ve noticed that English students are taught, treated, and assessed in the UK higher education system. For starters,…
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Culture Shock in Scotland
I chose the University of St Andrews as my study abroad destination because, coming from Bowdoin College with just over 1,800 students, St Andrews would not seem overwhelmingly large. The fact that Scotland is English-speaking and not wildly different from the United States was also a huge plus. And IFSA orientation in Edinburgh, I felt…
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Adversity Abroad
We had missed our Oxford stop. My friend from back home and I were too absorbed in our conversations to realize the train had stopped at Oxford and the Oxford passengers had departed; so we were now in the middle of the Oxfordshire countryside on small platform with only the trees and the cool autumn…
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Identity Resources
Embrace your identity abroad Understanding your multifaceted identity while studying abroad is essential for every traveler. At IFSA, our inclusive team is dedicated to supporting you every step of the way. We encourage you to explore the cultural landscape of your host country by reviewing identity resources and engaging in meaningful conversations with your Enrollment Counselor. This preparation will…
